China Broadcast Network (CBN), China’s newest mobile carrier, has launched a tender for the radio access portion of its national 5G network, Chinese press reported.
The tender, which seeks the provision of a total of 480,400 5G macro base stations in the 700MHz band, is being run by CNB’s network partner China Mobile, which is China’s largest mobile carrier.
According to the report, China Broadcast Network and China Mobile aims to deploy 400,000 5G base stations this year, as part of the companies’ efforts to launch a shared 5G network.
The two companies expect this shared network to reach nationwide coverage within the next two years.
